Statute treatment: 20 U.S.C. § 1401-1420

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 29 citation events across 21 distinct cases.

29citations total

21distinct interpreting cases

14distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1979–2006year range

Top 17 leading cases

#1 Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman (1981) scotus 1,646 own cites 2× in case

#2 cluster 381807 (1980) ca3 68 own cites 4× in case

#3 Battle v. Pennsylvania (1980) ca3 65 own cites 4× in case

#4 Boxall v. Sequoia Union High School District (1979) cand 87 own cites 1× in case

#5 cluster 389176 (1981) ca8 36 own cites 1× in case

#6 Papacoda Ex Rel. Conlin v. Connecticut (1981) ctd 19 own cites 1× in case

#7 Jean Fallis v. Gordon M. Ambach (1983) ca2 7 own cites 2× in case

#8 Rabinowitz v. New Jersey State Board of Education (1982) njd 15 own cites 1× in case

#9 David D. v. Dartmouth School Committee (1985) ca1 50 own cites 1× in case

#10 Rose Ex Rel. Rose v. Nebraska (1981) ned 9 own cites 1× in case

#11 Monahan v. Nebraska (1981) ca8 42 own cites 1× in case

#12 Espino v. Besteiro (1981) txsd 8 own cites 1× in case

#13 Kerr Center Parents Ass'n v. Charles (1990) ca9 17 own cites 1× in case

#14 cluster 537766 (1990) ca3 3 own cites 1× in case

#15 Bucks County Public Schools v. Commonwealth (1987) pacommwct 7 own cites 1× in case

#16 Arons v. New Jersey State Board of Education (1988) ca3 3 own cites 1× in case

#17 Armstrong v. Kline (1980) paed 4 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.